{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"19549","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19549","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Horse Racing [19400. - 19668.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-8/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 6.5. Fairs and Expositions [19540. - 19549.17.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-8/chapter-4/article-6.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 380, Sec. 2.   Effective September 27, 2008.","effective":"2008-09-27","html":"<p>Except as provided in Section <a href=\"/bpc/19549.1\">19549.1</a>, the maximum number of racing weeks that may be allocated to a fair shall be four weeks each year. The board shall take public testimony and make all determinations on the allocation of racing dates during a public hearing. All discussions of allocating racing dates by the board or its subcommittees shall be conducted during a public hearing. Nothing in this section diminishes the authority of the board to establish racing dates.</p>","text":"Except as provided in Section 19549.1, the maximum number of racing weeks that may be allocated to a fair shall be four weeks each year. The board shall take public testimony and make all determinations on the allocation of racing dates during a public hearing. All discussions of allocating racing dates by the board or its subcommittees shall be conducted during a public hearing. Nothing in this section diminishes the authority of the board to establish racing dates.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/fairs-and-expositions-19549","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}